X-Men Horoscopes

Welcome true believers to X-Men Horoscopes where each week our host Lodro Rinzler is in conversation with a special guest to discuss the X-Men issue that aligns with a significant month and year from their life and what that issue reveals about their future.

This week on X-Men Horoscopes Justin Wilder, co-host of the X-Wife Podcast, joins our host for a massive fight against the Juggernaut! We have a cast of rookie X-Men against him and they get beat up good.

Also in this episode:

how to get YOUR partner into X-Men comics

how X-Men trading cards got Lodro in trouble with his mom

Storm understands Doom’s interest in her and is very polite about it

the Juggernaut comes out of the closet...as a Dazzler fan

the term "much later" is Claremontian for people f*cking

All this plus why Justin likes the Draco. What does any of this mean for his future? Tune in to find out!

Justin Wilder is a digital content creator from Rhode Island. He’s a co-host of The X-Wife Podcast with his wife Alicia, an elaborate scheme to get her into X-Men comics disguised as a podcast. He’s a full time videographer, photographer and drone pilot who teaches and performs improv comedy in spare time. Outside of work you’ll find him playing disc golf, snowboarding, and exploring the great outdoors.

More of Lodro Rinzler's work can be found here and here and you can follow the podcast on Instagram at xmenpanelsdaily where we post X-Men comic panels...daily. Have a question or comment for a future episode? Reach out at xmenhoroscopes.com

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Welcome true believers to X-Men Horoscopes where each week our host Lodro Rinzler is in conversation with a special guest to discuss the X-Men issue that aligns with a significant month and year from their life and what that issue reveals about their future.

With us this week is the hilarious Meg Boland aka PunkerDuckie on Instagram which is just fantastic X-Men memes. We look at her birth month and year issue - Uncanny X-Men 185 - where the government is hunting Rogue with a mutant depowering gun! It goes sideways! Gambit hates taxes!

Also in this episode:

how so many of us imprinted on Rogue and Gambit like baby ducks as role models for romantic relationships

Lodro wasn’t allowed to name his dog Wolverine

in the future people don’t know how to use telephones

Mystique really knows how to make a house a home...inside the Pentagon

Twilight is just the next generation's version of the Rogue and Gambit yearning

Rogues first joyful experience of her powers

Plus Meg gets her X-Men tarot reading! What does any of this mean for her future? Tune in to find out!

Meg Boland AKA PunkerDuckie, an elder millennial who has been obsessed with Gambit since she was 8 years old. She currently relentlessly posts memes on social media, as well as running the website gambitspotting.com where she publishes upcoming Gambit appearances, variant cover announcements, convention merch exclusives, actor meet & greets, signature opportunities, and of course links for the newest Gambit swag to buy! When not nerding out she spends time with her husband and 4 dogs on the Central Coast of California.

More of Lodro Rinzler's work can be found here and here and you can follow the podcast on Instagram at xmenpanelsdaily where we post X-Men comic panels...daily. Have a question or comment for a future episode? Reach out at xmenhoroscopes.com

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Welcome true believers to X-Men Horoscopes where each week our host Lodro Rinzler is in conversation with a special guest to discuss the X-Men issue that aligns with a significant month and year from their life and what that issue reveals about their future.

This week we are joined by the charming and effervescent Anthony Oliveira, writer of Avengers Academy (Lodro's fav comic right now). We explore the massive question, "What does it mean to want to be good?" as we talk through everything Avengers Academy where Anthony proves that he is a wizard for making Lodro care about characters like Norman Osborn.

But enough about this incredible book, let's talk X-Men. Anthony was born in the month coinciding with Uncanny X-Men 183 where Colossus breaks up with 14 year-old Kitty Pryde and boy are the X-Men pissed about it. Then Colossus spills a beer on the Juggernaut who was about to go home with Selene and now he's pissed at Colossus too.

Also in this episode:

Cyttorak is a drama queen

Emplate is a gay S&M bondage vampire

Anthony was obsessed with the X-Men villain pronounced A Poke Uh Lips

Lodro thinks Angel is still dating Husk

Dating Deathbird is gay

Everyone's relationship is everyone's business

Xavier cuts the Juggernaut out of all family photos

Juggernaut knows his color blocking

...and Anthony gets his X-Men tarot reading! What does any of this mean for his future? Tune in to find out!

Anthony Oliveira is a multiple National Magazine and GLAAD award-winning writer, pop culture critic, and PhD based in Toronto. A frequent contributor to Marvel Comics, he has written for Young Avengers, X-Men, and Captain Marvel, earning a 2020 GLAAD Media Award and multiple nominations. His work spans comics, prose, and journalism, often exploring queer themes. Notable titles include Wiccan & Hulkling: Last Annihilation, Lords of Empyre: Emperor Hulkling, and Young Avengers: Paradox Lost. His debut novel, Dayspring, was released in 2024 to critical acclaim. He also hosts The Devil’s Party, a podcast examining Christian literature through a queer lens. You can find him on Instagram here.

More of Lodro Rinzler's work can be found here and here and you can follow the podcast on Instagram at xmenpanelsdaily where we post X-Men comic panels...daily. Have a question or comment for a future episode? Reach out at xmenhoroscopes.com

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Welcome true believers to X-Men Horoscopes where each week our host Lodro Rinzler is in conversation with a special guest to discuss the X-Men issue that aligns with a significant month and year from their life and what that issue reveals about their future.

On this week's episode we are joined by the incredibly charming and kind cosplayer Kissi Frost to cover the PHALANX. We're getting techno-organic y'all!

First off, Uncanny X-Men 312 (their birth month and year issue) is entitled ROMP and the Phalanx are not a romp but we have a great time with it. In this episode:

if you’re gonna date an X-Man you have to accept polyamory to a certain degree

Lodro thought ninja sais would be more readily available as an adult (again)

it's hard to understand comic injuries...but rain clouds make them prettier

the Phalanx are truly scary as a villain

Gambit loves to throw motorcycles at people

an impassioned defense of the X-Men: Apocalypse movie

Magneto has a good cape

What does any of this mean for Kissi's future? Tune in to find out!

Kissi Frost is an artist, actor, and a lifelong nerd. Having cosplayed since they were fourteen years old, and using Spiderman comics to help practice their English, they've been a comic fanatic for as long as they can remember. Currently, they work as a freelance concept artist, as well as an actor (mainly in the horror scene.) Their favorite comics and cosplays are, of course, the X-Men, with Mystique being their favorite character to portray. They only throw blue babies over waterfalls on weekends, pinky promise.

More of Lodro Rinzler's work can be found here and here and you can follow the podcast on Instagram at xmenpanelsdaily where we post X-Men comic panels...daily. Have a question or comment for a future episode? Reach out at xmenhoroscopes.com

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Welcome true believers to X-Men Horoscopes where each week our host Lodro Rinzler is in conversation with a special guest to discuss the X-Men issue that aligns with a significant month and year from their life and what that issue reveals about their future.

With us today is the Daniel Kibblesmith, comics writer extraordinaire, fresh from penning a very fun X-Men Hanukkah story entitled "Festival of Fights."

We discuss potentially the horniest X-Men issue ever written - Romances (Uncanny X-Men 174) which matches with his birth month and year...what could this possibly mean about Daniel?

Also in this episode:

Hot Bird likes candy

Kitty Pryde eats latkes in a horrifying way and also reads Star Wars comics

Cyclops and Daniel are both wife guys

Lilandra is a space empress who rules an empire in space and wears a purple swimsuit with matching leg warmers

only one throw punch is thrown in this entire issue, but it is an iconic punch

more arguments about Cyclops' age

Nightcrawler likes to play dress up as a doctor

if you get engaged to someone, you should know whether they can cook or not

...and special guest star Jennifer Wright who weighs in on whether Daniel is a good husband!

Daniel Kibblesmith is an Emmy-nominated TV writer for Netflix Animation, HBO, and The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, and comics writer for Marvel and D.C. comics and others. He is also the author of the children's book Princess Dinosaur and the all-ages humor book, Santa's Husband. He lives in Los Angeles with his beautiful and brilliant wife and daughter. You can follow Daniel on Instagram here.

More of Lodro Rinzler's work can be found here and here and you can follow the podcast on Instagram at xmenpanelsdaily where we post X-Men comic panels...daily. Have a question or comment for a future episode? Reach out at xmenhoroscopes.com

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Welcome true believers to X-Men Horoscopes where each week our host Lodro Rinzler is in conversation with a special guest to discuss the X-Men issue that aligns with a significant month and year from their life and what that issue reveals about their future.

Amazing comic artist Phillip Sevy joins us this week for a beautiful X-Men Go To Japan issue! That's right, Phillip's birth month and year issue coincides with Uncanny X-Men 173, where, right before he gets married, Wolverine and his sidekick Rogue take on the majority of Japan's underworld to save the X-Men and his bride.

Also in this episode:

we delve into Philips artistic influences

Wolverine is a badass

Phillip’s Claremontian words vs art theory

Lodro thought ninja sais would be more of a thing as an adult

we review the range of comic book injuries from "looking tired" to "blast energy on your chest"

Cyclops is bad at introducing his girlfriends

Lilandra always carries a lightsaber

Storm goes punk

Lockheed isn’t a cat

Wolverine is ready for love

Mastermind is the worst

...and more! What does any of this mean for Phillip's future? Tune in to find out!

Phillip Sevy is an artist who has spent the last few years drawing for Marvel on titles like X-Men (Astonishing, Unlimited, and From the Ashes), Avengers, Venom, Deadpool, and others. They broke into the comics industry through the Top Cow Talent Hunt, where they drew The Tithe and The Freeze, before moving over to Dark Horse for a lengthy run on Tomb Raider. They wrote The House (with artist Drew Zucker), and wrote and drew Triage, Paradox, and Kepler (with David Duchovny). When they’re not feverishly working on comics, you can find them (literally) running around their neighborhood, hiking in the hills, or DMing endless sessions of DnD. You can find more of Phillip on Instagram and Bluesky.

More of Lodro Rinzler's work can be found here and here and you can follow the podcast on Instagram at xmenpanelsdaily where we post X-Men comic panels...daily. Have a question or comment for a future episode? Reach out at xmenhoroscopes.com

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Welcome true believers to X-Men Horoscopes where each week our host Lodro Rinzler is in conversation with a special guest to discuss the X-Men issue that aligns with a significant month and year from their life and what that issue reveals about their future.

This week we go deep with Ariana Maher, letterer extraordinaire! Ariana offers beautiful advice on how to break into lettering and we cover her birth month and year issue - Uncanny X-Men 165 - where the X-Men all got those Brood eggs growing inside of them...and are gonna die!

Also fun and of note this episode:

- Arianna will never forget her first BAMF

Colossus is the perfect plug for your spaceship

Professor Xavier never learned about reverse psychology

Nightcrawler loves God

Colossus says the most profound thing he has ever said on panel

things gets awkward between Kitty and Colossus

Storm becomes a space whale

All this and Ariana's fanfic revealed. What does any of this mean for her future? Tune in to find out!

Ariana Maher is a Brazilian American currently residing in southern Brazil. A former translator in Japan, she shifted careers and has been a self-taught professional letterer since 2010 and then a member of Virtual Calligraphy since 2020. Notable titles she's worked on in the past include Detective Comics, Demon Days, X-Men Red, and Venom War. She's currently the letterer for Justice League Unlimited, Critical Role, Forged, Superman, One For Sorrow, and Scarlet Witch, among several others. You can connect with her on Bluesky here.

More of Lodro Rinzler's work can be found here and here and you can follow the podcast on Instagram at xmenpanelsdaily where we post X-Men comic panels...daily. Have a question or comment for a future episode? Reach out at xmenhoroscopes.com

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Welcome true believers to X-Men Horoscopes where each week our host Lodro Rinzler is in conversation with a special guest to discuss the X-Men issue that aligns with a significant month and year from their life and what that issue reveals about their future.

Long-time friend of our host Rodney Solomon is here to talk about everything BROOD. Yes, the weird Aliens rip-off that dominate the Marvel Universe has an origin and it happens to be right when Rodney was born!

Also in this episode:

all the X-Men are baking Brood eggs

Carol Danvers has the power of a white hole

Professor X is over it

What does any of this mean for Rodney's future? Tune in to find out!

Rodney Solomon is the project director for the MassHire Greater New Bedford Career Center. After graduating Wesleyan University, he moved to New York City where he spent five years in management roles at prominent hospitality and restaurant groups. Pursuing his entrepreneurial spirit, Rodney spent the next eight years, leading operations at an innovative food service startup called Savory that developed and operated tailored programming for large companies and landlords. After moving to New Bedford in 2019, he took on the role as Director of Workforce Initiatives for the Rhode Island Food Policy Council, providing leadership for an emergent workforce program developed in partnership with the state’s Department of Labor and Training.

More of Lodro Rinzler's work can be found here and here and you can follow the podcast on Instagram at xmenpanelsdaily where we post X-Men comic panels...daily. Have a question or comment for a future episode? Reach out at xmenhoroscopes.com

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Welcome true believers to X-Men Horoscopes where each week our host Lodro Rinzler is in conversation with a special guest to discuss the X-Men issue that aligns with a significant month and year from their life and what that issue reveals about their future.

Also in this episode:

Mr. Sinister's first appearance (I'm beginning to fear I'm not right)

Mr. Sinister needs to see a dentist

one of the Marauders is not like the other ones (it's Polaris)

Dazzler spreads bad vibes

the Adversary really shouldn't be hitting on Storm

Harpoon's power is harpoons

the redemption of Greycrow / Lodro's X-Men pitch

Madelyne Pryor is a badass

...what does any of this mean for Clayton's future? Tune in to find out!

All this plus Clayton's advice to people looking to break into lettering! Why are you still reading this? Listen to the episode!

Clayton Cowles is an Eisner and Ringo-nominated comic book letterer. He currently letters X-Men, Uncanny X-Men, Astonishing X-Men, and much more. In the past, he has worked on House of X, Powers of X, Dark X-Men, Immortal X-Men, Weapon X-Men, two other runs of X-Men, and a host of other X-Men spinoffs. He lives in upstate New York in a house with two cats. You can find him on Instagram here.

More of Lodro Rinzler's work can be found here and here and you can follow the podcast on Instagram at xmenpanelsdaily where we post X-Men comic panels...daily. Have a question or comment for a future episode? Reach out at xmenhoroscopes.com

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Welcome true believers to X-Men Horoscopes where each week our host Lodro Rinzler is in conversation with a special guest to discuss the X-Men issue that aligns with a significant month and year from their life and what that issue reveals about their future.

HEY it's our Season 4 premiere, a two hour ROMP with THE D'Manda Martini

Also in this episode:

D'Manda does NOT drink brown liquor

Lodro's only con experience

Betsy Braddock is confusing

D'Manda is on a lot of podcasts

Cats hate birds...in space

Calico is the worst

why the X-Men don't ride buses anymore

let Anole live

Charles Xavier is fine with X-Men dying so long as he gets to have space sex

Cyclops is surprisingly nice to the Shiar

...and Lodro has a full on breakdown when D'Manda reveals her new weekly show title.

D’Manda Martini is the Chanteuse of Southern Maryland as well as a Washington DC area based drag artist, cosplayer, theater actor & costume designer. She has been the winner of drag and cosplay competitions, acting awards, and costume design nominations. You can follow her journey on social media across all platforms at @dmandamartini where you can find her linktree to her merch site, and several articles she’s been mentioned in, including two for the Washington Post.

More of Lodro Rinzler's work can be found here and here and you can follow the podcast on Instagram at xmenpanelsdaily where we post X-Men comic panels...daily. Have a question or comment for a future episode? Reach out at xmenhoroscopes.com

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